Artificial bait



March 25, 1930. k B. HUNTINGTON 1,752,088

ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed April 4, 1928 INVENTOR.

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LEVIN B. HUNTINGTON, OI ANNAIPOLIS, MARYLAND ARTIFICIAL mm Application filed April 4,

p This invention relates to artifical fish baits or lures and more particularlyto an improves mentonthe device disclosed in the application filed by me in the Patent Oflice on March 24, 1928, bearing Serial Number 264,364, and

not only embodies the objects and resent in the aforementioned application, ut has for its further object to provide a spoon having as an inherent part thereof, a 'res ilient latch to enable the convenient coupling and uncoupling of the hook with respect to the spoon.

A further ob'ect of the invention is to provide a device 0 the character set forth which 5 is simple in construction, strong, durable, eflicient in its use andmanufactured at low cost.

, Other objects and advantages of the invention will be ap arent from a study of the following speci cation, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an artificial bait in accordance with this invention. Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the hook secured in position on th spoon. Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view .30 showing the hook released from the retainingjongue carried by the spoon, and

igure 4 is a bottom plan view of the invention. I Referring to the drawings in detail, the ref- I erence 1 designates the body portion of a lure or bait spoon, formed preferably of metal, and having anopening 2 at its forward end for the assage of airing 3 for-the purpose of attaching a fishing line thereto. The spoon has the general outline of the handle portion ofa tabe spoon andis otherwise concavo-convex in form.

. The spoon 1 is provided, at its longitudinal center and near its rear end with a longitudinal elongated opening 4 for the passage ofthe flattened shank portion .6 of a hook '7. The opening 4 is adapted to permit the shank 6 to be directed forwardly against the lower convex'face of the spoon 1 after said shank 0 has been passed through said opening. The

advantages .of the end 11 of'said slit.

1928. Serial in. 287,329.

forward end of the shank 6 is provided with an angularly disposed protuberance 8 which terminates in a nose 9 extending rearwardly toward the bill of the hook.

Intermediate the openings 4 and 2, the spoon 1 is further provided with a substantially tapered slit 10 having the opposite sides thereof converging rearwardly to a point forwardl of the rear end 11 of said slit. The material freed by the slit 10 provides a re-v silient retaining tongue 12 which extends longitudinally of the spoonand with the tongue formed to terminate at a point forwardly The tongue 12 is directed outwardly on an inclination from the convex face of the spoon 1 for a distance rearwardly of its point of mergence with said spoon, and is then bent inwardly at an inclination toward the spoon in such manner that the rear end thereof will normally lie between the sides of the slit and be substantially flush with the u per face of said spoon, as clearly shown in igure 3.

The manner of mounting the hook on the spoon is as follows: 7

The protuberance 8 and nose 9 on the end of the shank 6 are manipulated through the opening 4 in the spoon and the said shank is passed therethrough until the flattened portion thereof has passed through the opening. The shank 6 is then directed forwardly against the convex face of the spoon 1 in such a manner that the parts 8 and 9 register with the rear portion of the slit. Pressure is then exerted uponthe forward end of the shank 6 for the purpose of flexing same and pro ecting the parts 8 and 9 through the slit 10 until the free end of the part 9 is in a plane above the adjacent surface of the spoon. When pressed upwardly through the slit 10, the parts 8 and 9 engage the resilient retalning tongue 12 at its free end and force same upwardly through said slit.

Still maintaining the pressure thereon, the

shank 6 is slid rearwardly on the spoon 1 until the'part 8 engages the rear end 11 of the slit 10. In this position, the nose 9 will overlie the upper surface of the spoon. The ;pressure on the shank'6 is then removed and when said shank springs outwardly toward 2 l iaoaoee its normally straight position,- the nose 9 engages the upper surface of the w n 1 and limits such outward movement. position the broad flat face of the shank 6 presses tightly against the convex lower side of the oon and prevents. the book from turning t ereon. As shown in Figure 2, the free end of the tongue 12 engages and resses rearwardly against the parts 8 and 9 or the 1 purgose of-preventing the hook' from being acci entally slid forward and becoming released from the spoon. From the fore oing,

' it will be apparent that Ihave provi ed an artificial bait wherein the parts may be expeditiously assembled and which will permit the replacement of either of the parts thereof in case same should become lost or damaged.

It is thought that the many advantages of an artificial bait constructed in accordance so with this invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be made 7 which will fall within the scope of the ap pended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An artificial bait comprising a body portion having an opening and a slit forwardly 8 of the opening for the assage' of a hook, said opening and slit provi 11 means for mounting the hook u on said he y portion, and said body portion urther having an integral part thereof providin a resilient retaining tongue extending into t e slit for securin the hook to the body portion, said tongue eing bent first away from said body and then reverse- 'ly towards said body portion and extending i to saidslit to engage the hook for latching so it upon the body portion.

2. An artificial bait comprisin a body rtion having an openingl and a s 't for the passage of a hook, a 00k aving a shank extending through the opening, an angular-1y disposed protuberance, terminating in a rearwardly extending nose portion, formed on the free end of said 'shankoand adapted to coact with the slit formounting the hook on the body portion, and a resilient tontgue formed on the-body-portion and adapte to engage the rotuberance for the purpose of securing the 00k in position upon the body portion.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto. a B. HUNTINGTON. 

